Cycling
Froome wins second stage in first two days of Dauphine
COL DU BEAL, France – British rider Chris Froome showed he is in dominant form ahead of the Tour de France, beating main rival Alberto Contador to win the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Monday.
Froome accelerated with 800 yards remaining and managed to hold off two-time Tour de France champion Contador on the 98.5-mile leg from Tarare to Col du Beal.
Wilco Kelderman was third, four seconds behind the lead duo.
It was Froome’s second victory in a row in the eight-stage race after winning the opening time trial. He has a 12-second advantage over Contador and is 21 seconds ahead of Kelderman.
Froome won the Dauphine last year and went on to secure the Tour de France title a few weeks later.
Horse Racing
California Chrome co-owner backtracks from statements
NEW YORK – California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn has apologized for his bitter remarks after his horse failed to win the Triple Crown.
On ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday, Coburn said he was “very ashamed of myself. Very ashamed. I need to apologize to a lot of people, including my wife, Carolyn.” She tried to intervene as Saturday’s interview got out of control.
He also apologized to the connections of winning horse Tonalist, saying: “I did not mean to take anything away from them.”
On Saturday, he had said that Tonalist took “the coward’s way out” by skipping the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
Coburn said he “wanted this so much, for this horse to win the Triple Crown for the people of America.”
NBA
Reports: Fisher agrees to become Knicks head coach
NEW YORK – The New York Knicks have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday morning amid reports that Derek Fisher has agreed to become the team’s new coach.
Several media outlets cited unnamed sources saying the longtime NBA guard agreed to terms with the Knicks on a deal that was still being finalized.
The 39-year-old Fisher just completed his 18th season, finishing his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played under Knicks President Phil Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped that franchise win five NBA titles.
Soccer
Was it a goal? Debate should end at World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO – Goal-line technology will be used at the World Cup for the first time ever.
Fourteen cameras – seven trained on each goalmouth – have been hung up in all 12 World Cup stadiums. The cameras will record 500 images per second, and a computer will digest the frames. Within a second of a ball crossing the line, the referee’s special watch will vibrate and flash “GOAL.”
The designer of the system says 2,400 tests have been run in Brazil without a mistake. The only question is the cost. FIFA says it’s confidential.
Swimming
Olympian severely injured in accident Friday in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken has a severed spine after an accident on her all-terrain vehicle in Arizona.
A hospital spokeswoman didn’t provide details Monday on the injuries. The swimmer was hurt Friday night and told emergency workers at the scene she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.
The 46-year-old swimmer goes by her married name Van Dyken Rouen. A letter from the Rouen and Van Dyken families said she severed her spinal cord and that her broken vertebrae came within millimeters of rupturing her aorta.
Associated Press
